Today I show how I made molds and copies of the bus signal lights. Mold Silicon (I used Mold Star 30): amzn.to/3wUNBV7 Cheaper mold silicon I've used: amzn.to/3rfbljp Mold release: amzn.to/3uGWwqF
I’d be interested in seeing a more in depth video on making those light covers. Making your own ones at home would never even had crossed my mind, cool project!
Silicon mold comes in tin cure and platinum cure. The curing can be inhibited by particular things you cast in it, so if one doesn't work, try the other type.
My personal experience with casting parts like a similar taillight and other clear items like a '57 Ford Truck automatic transmission shift indicator is that the materials for the casting are 'very' expensive! Then there's the cost of a vacuum chamber, vacuum pump and for some products, an oven for higher temp curing plastics. But, at the end of your video, you covered THAT issue! 😍
My hobby is old pick up trucks. More often than not the lenses for the stop, turn, etc. lights are missing or broken, or sun damaged. The steel housing will still be good, but the lenses are kaput. I would like to see a video on making a mold for a taillight lens
Have you considered making a channel specifically for your finished projects to draw in a wider audience and directing them to this channel where your work is explained in more detail?